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GeriatricGardener

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Former university academic & tech transfer middle manager. Now retired ex-#Labour #Corbyn-supporting member (expelled in 2016 purge) & recent exile from Twitter/ X. Ageing obscure lefty rebel, He/ him, Socialist, Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist, Anti-Zionist, Feminist, proud granddad & passionate gardener.

My hashtags:

#Israel #ApartheidIsrael #Zionism #Racism #Pogrom #Nakba #Genocide #SettlerColonialism #EthnicCleansing #StopArmingIsrael #CollectivePunishment #WarCrimes #FreePalestine #nobridge

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“Labour Friends of Israel hides ‘supporters’ list ahead of election
Israel lobby wants to protect pro-Israel candidates from left-wing challengers.”

by Asa Winstanley in Electronic Intifada @intifada

@palestine @israel

“ front group Labour Friends of Israel has deleted its public list of ‘Parliamentary supporters’ ahead of the UK’s upcoming general election on 4 July.

The appears to be a way to protect pro-Israel Labour candidates from electoral challengers on their left”

[..]

“Although unpopular with the electorate, appears to have totally captured the Labour Party.

No less than 17 of Keir Starmer’s 31 shadow cabinet members, the Labour MPs most likely to form the next government if their party wins the election, are on the most recent LFI supporters list.

These include Starmer himself as well as Rachel , Yvette and David – all three potential candidates for the so-called ‘great offices of state,’ finance, home, and foreign offices respectively.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/asawinstanley/p/labour-friends-of-israel-hides-supporters?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios

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“Labour deselect minority candidates in favour of literal Zionists and ex-media hacks: Subtle”

by HG in The Canary @thecanaryuk @thecanary

@palestine @israel

“In the last few days, the Labour Party has deselected Faiza and Diane %Abbott, suspended Lloyd Russell-Moyle, and are set to also deselect Apsana .

Meanwhile, the have selected self-confessed ‘Zionist shitlord’ Luke to stand in Durham North – a Labour safe seat. Similarly, Paul too – an ex Huff Post journalist who spent his career slagging off Corbyn, and blocking Canary journalists”

[..]

“Labour is purging the party of anything like left wing politics. There is no space for minority groups. So if you don’t look like them, sound like them, and toe the party line, it’s time to find a new hymn sheet to sing from.”

https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2024/05/30/labour-deselections/?__s=pw3ygmyxve9etudpqdrh

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This is a horrifying must read article describing Israel’s secret ‘black’ site torture facilities where Palestinian men and boys, often after being snatched off the streets, are routinely subjected to brutal, degrading conditions!

Don’t look away! Please read and boost!

“The message of Israel’s torture chambers is directed at all of us, not just Palestinians”

by Jonathan Cook in Middle East Eye @middleeasteye

@palestine @israel

“The complicity of western establishments in Israel’s current genocide is not an anomaly. It does not derive from a misunderstanding or confusion. The western political and media class see the genocide in Gaza as clearly as the rest of us. But for them, it is justified, required even. The colonised and oppressed must be taught that resistance is futile.

Sde Teiman [‘black’ site], like the Gaza death camp, is serving its purpose. It is there to break the human spirit. It is there to turn the Palestinians into willing collaborators in their own destruction as a people, in their own ethnic cleansing.

And a subliminal message is being directed at the western public at the same time: this could also be your fate if you do not join in cheerleading Israel’s atrocities in Gaza.”

https://www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/israel-torture-chambers-message-directed-us-palestinians

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Resistance: Major Operation | Netanyahu: | Egypt: Israel Lying | Israel: We Control | : Major Operation – Day 236”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“Israeli forces continued to carry out massacres in various areas of the Gaza Strip, including Rafah and Gaza City.

Algeria has distributed a draft resolution to UN Security Council members demanding that Israel immediately halt its offensive on Rafah.

Israeli Major General Reserve Gershon Hacohen told the Israeli newspaper Maariv that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is paying the price for the phrase ‘total victory’ and will pay for it more.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 36,171 Palestinians have been killed, and 81,420 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-israeli-massacres-continue-algerian-draft-resolution-at-unsc-total-victory-impossible-for-israel-day-236/

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“‘They Killed Their Own Soldier’ – Resistance Roundup – Day 236”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“Another ‘complex operation’, this time east of , in the southern Gaza Strip.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/they-killed-their-own-soldier-resistance-roundup-day-236/

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“ANDREW : WHY I AM STANDING AGAINST KEIR : Labour’s leader thinks he can get away with supporting genocide in Gaza. It’s time to teach him a lesson in his own backyard.”

by Andrew Feinstein in Declassified UK @Declassified_UK

@palestine @israel

“Our democracy is in crisis. The two main parties are virtually indistinguishable in their offers of permanent austerity, forever wars and environmental degradation.

Keir Starmer, the MP for Holborn and St. Pancras where my family and I have lived for around 22 years, is emblematic of this crisis. His politics are mendacious, unprincipled and in the interests of his billionaire donors rather than the constituents he was elected to serve.

I have seen real leadership in action: I was privileged to serve under Nelson as an MP in South Africa. His leadership was selfless, principled, accountable, transparent and honest. Everything that Keir Starmer is not.”

https://www.declassifieduk.org/andrew-feinstein-why-i-am-standing-against-keir-starmer/

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Starmer est pire qu'un manipulateur ! C'est un autoritaire raciste et menteur qui ne s'intéresse au pouvoir que pour le pouvoir !

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“ICC MUST INVESTIGATE BRITISH MINISTERS FOR COMPLICITY IN GAZA WAR CRIMES: Now the International Criminal Court is seeking to issue an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, it must investigate his accomplices in the British government.”

by Mark Curtis in @Declassified_UK

@palestine @israel

“Seven British ministers – including Rishi , David , Grant and Kemi – must be investigated for aiding Israel”

[..]

“British ministers have consistently defended Israel’s attacks on Palestinians as the death toll has mounted to the tens of thousands. They explicitly reject South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

Evidence suggests UK ministers just don’t care about international law or how many people – Palestinians or Britons – are killed in Gaza.

At the same time, the British government is refusing to publish the legal advice it has received on whether Israel is violating international law in Gaza.”

https://www.declassifieduk.org/icc-must-investigate-british-ministers-for-complicity-in-gaza-war-crimes/

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Absolument ! Si vous vous souvenez de l'épisode de Jeffrey , on croit largement qu'Epstein travaillait pour l'organisation de renseignement alors qu'il trafiquait des jeunes femmes ! Si c'est vrai, il recueillait sans aucun doute des preuves incriminantes sur beaucoup de personnes puissantes !

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“ICJP [International Centre for Justice for Palestinians] director warns ‘justice is coming’ over complicity in Israeli war crimes: Senior lawyer says ‘ink is almost dry’ on the guilt of many MPs who have enabled and covered Israel’s atrocities”

by Skwawkbox @skwawkbox

@palestine @israel

“Tayab Ali, a partner in , one of the world’s leading human rights law firms, and a director of the International Centre for Justice for Palestinians () published his stark warning on Twitter/X this evening, telling MPs who have supported and enabled Israel’s atrocities against the people of Gaza that it is now too late for them to do much to avoid their guilt and complicity, because ‘the ink of history on your potential complicity is almost dry and you already made your decision’ – and that ICJP will be demanding personal legal accountability for guilty MPs”

https://skwawkbox.org/2024/05/20/icjp-director-warns-uk-mps-justice-is-coming-over-complicity-in-israeli-war-crimes/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israel Bombs , , | Israeli Crisis Deepens | Iranian President Missing | WFP: Prevent Gaza Famine – Day 226”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“The former commander of the Gaza Division was quoted by the Israeli newspaper Maariv as saying that the army is floundering in Gaza.

Israeli War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz threatened to leave the war council if Netanyahu does not achieve specific goals by a set date.

Israeli forces carried out several massacres across Gaza, killing and wounding scores of Palestinians. Palestinian Resistance continued to fight back, killing many Israeli soldiers.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 35,456 Palestinians have been killed, and 79,476 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-army-is-floundering-gantz-threatens-to-leave-new-massacres-kill-scores-day-226/

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“‘In a Joint Operation’ – Resistance Roundup – Day 226”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“The new strategy of the Resistance seems to be partly predicated on joint operations conducted between the various Resistance groups.”

[..]

“What Palestinians, and their regional allies refer to as ‘Unity of the Square’ is now being carried out in Gaza on a daily basis.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/in-a-joint-operation-resistance-roundup-day-226/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: ‘Army is Floundering’ | Gantz Threatens to Leave | New Massacres Kill Scores – Day 226”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“The former commander of the Gaza Division was quoted by the Israeli newspaper Maariv as saying that the army is floundering in Gaza.

Israeli War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz threatened to leave the war council if Netanyahu does not achieve specific goals by a set date.

Israeli forces carried out several massacres across Gaza, killing and wounding scores of Palestinians. Palestinian Resistance continued to fight back, killing many Israeli soldiers.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 35,303 Palestinians have been killed, and 79,261 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-army-is-floundering-gantz-threatens-to-leave-new-massacres-kill-scores-day-226/

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“At Least 20 Killed – Israeli Army Suffers Highest Losses in Rafah”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

a short statement on Saturday evening, Brigades said that it had ‘lured a Zionist force, detonated a bomb and killed five soldiers east of .’

The latest announcement takes the number of Israeli soldiers killed in Rafah on Saturday alone to 20, one of the highest death tolls suffered by the Israeli military in one day since the start of the war.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/at-least-20-killed-israeli-army-suffers-highest-losses-in-rafah/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Gantz: My Conditions | War Council in Crisis | 64 Palestinians Massacred | Resistance Kills 20 Soldiers – Day 225”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“ Brigades fighters announced the killing of 15 soldiers after they stormed a house in the Al-Tanour neighborhood, east of the city of .

48,000 employees, students and graduates at ten universities affiliated with the University of California and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory voted in favor of starting a strike next Monday in defense of the right to protest for Palestine.

Israeli forces carried out new massacres across Gaza, killing and wounding scores of Palestinians.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 35,386 Palestinians have been killed, and 79,366 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-al-qassam-we-killed-15-soldiers-thousands-to-strike-for-palestine-at-uc-new-israeli-massacres-day-225/

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“100 Military Vehicles in 10 Days – Resistance Roundup – Day 224”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“In a video statement, Abu , the military spokesman for Brigades said that the Resistance has struck over 100 Israeli military vehicles in 10 days.

Most of these attacks occured in northern Gaza, particularly in the refugee camp, in addition to , and elsewhere.

Many videos released by the various Resistance groups attested to Abu Obeida’s claim.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/100-military-vehicles-in-10-days-resistance-roundup-day-224/

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“‘The Genocide Has to be Stopped Now’ – South African Anti-Apartheid Fighter Ronnie Kasrils”

by Nurah Tape in The Palestine Chronicle @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“The on Israel’s Settler-Colonialism, Apartheid and Genocide was issued at the conclusion of the conference.

‘We, inspired by, and many of us having been part of, the global Movement that helped end apartheid in and , now rise, as the continuation of that movement, to confront the settler-colonialism and apartheid of Israel and its backers,’ the Declaration stated.

The Conference Declaration vowed ‘to ensure Israel and those complicit in its genocide are held accountable (and) to support the struggle for the of the Palestinian people.’”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-genocide-has-to-be-stopped-now-south-african-anti-apartheid-fighter-ronnie-kasrils/

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“The owner of a mine in Yorkshire is supplying white phosphorus to Israel: Damning complicity”

by HG in The Canary @thecanaryuk @thecanary

@palestine @israel

Israel Chemicals LTD (ICL) own Boulby mine in Loftus, North Yorkshire. The very same company is supplying Israel with white phosphorus – which it is using to commit war crimes.

In the UK, ICL is selling a ‘sustainable fertiliser’ polyhalite – for which there is actually no evidence it has any unique properties.”

[..]

“Critically, ICL is producing white phosphorus at its plant in St Louis, US, which they sell to the US army. They then pass it onto the Israeli army.”

https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/05/17/israel-white-phosphorus/?__s=1toyfummtp6bhspv4akg

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I highly recomend watching this powerful and deeply insightful speech that the ’s Max recently gave a at -Amherst hours after state police brutally repressed an encampment of students protesting the US-backed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

In his wide-ranging talk, among many others he explains how the elite reaction to the Palestine solidarity uprising on campuses across the country has “ripped the veil” off all pretence of adherence to free speech, rule of law and human rights in the US and elsewhere in the world!

He mocks the so-called “rule-based international order”as a total hypocrisy and demonstrates the shocking extent to which the October 7 “concentration camp jail break” by and other fighters has exposed Israeli influence over the major American institutions, from academia to Congress to local law enforcement agencies.

It’s a long video but, if you have the time, imo you won’t regret watching it!

“The Occupation Comes Home - Max Blumenthal at UMass”

https://youtu.be/0UjNd2kMAXI?si=l--PEfgFdn9wfzyI

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I highly recomend watching this powerful and deeply insightful speech that the ’s Max recently gave a at -Amherst hours after state police brutally repressed an encampment of students protesting the US-backed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

In his wide-ranging talk, among many others he explains how the elite reaction to the Palestine solidarity uprising on campuses across the country has “ripped the veil” off all pretence of adherence to free speech, rule of law and human rights in the US and elsewhere in the world!

He mocks the so-called “rule-based international order”as a total hypocrisy and demonstrates the shocking extent to which the October 7 “concentration camp jail break” by and other fighters has exposed Israeli influence over the major American institutions, from academia to Congress to local law enforcement agencies.

It’s a long video but, if you have the time, imo you won’t regret watching it!

“The Occupation Comes Home - Max Blumenthal at UMass”

https://youtu.be/0UjNd2kMAXI?si=l--PEfgFdn9wfzyI

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@palestine @israel

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: New ICJ Hearing | Abbas Blames Hamas | More Soldiers Killed, Injured | Civilians Killed in New Massacres – Day 223”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“The Israeli army continued to amass troops in the southern Gaza city of , according to Israeli media.

The military admitted that five soldiers were killed and 16 others were injured in a building bombing in the area on Wednesday.

Scores of Palestinians, including children, were killed in Israeli massacres across the Strip.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 35,233 Palestinians have been killed, and 79,141 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-israel-amasses-troops-in-rafah-more-soldiers-killed-injured-civilians-killed-in-massacres-across-gaza-day-223/

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“‘In a Joint Operation ..’ – Resistance Roundup – Day 223”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“More Yassin-105 shells. More videos of Israeli tanks being hit or blown up. More shells being fired at Israeli military positions. More Israeli soldiers sniped. And, yet more assurances by Israel that a ‘total victory’ is still possible.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/in-a-joint-operation-resistance-roundup-day-223/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israel Amasses Troops in Rafah | More Soldiers Killed, Injured | Civilians Killed in across Gaza – Day 223”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“The Israeli army continued to amass troops in the southern Gaza city of , according to Israeli media.

The military admitted that five soldiers were killed and 16 others were injured in a building bombing in the Jabaliya area on Wednesday.

Scores of Palestinians, including children, were killed in Israeli massacres across the Strip.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 35,233 Palestinians have been killed, and 79,141 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Scores of Soldiers Killed, Wounded | More Israeli Massacres | Day in Palestine | Army Leaves Zaytoun – Day 222”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“As Israeli occupation retreated from neighborhood in Gaza, Israeli Major General Itzhak Brik said that the army does not have the ability to overthrow Hamas.

Dozens more soldiers were killed or wounded in fierce battles between Palestinian Resistance groups and invading Israeli forces.

Scores of Palestinian civilians were killed in intense Israeli strikes targeting schools and clinics across the Strip.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 35,233 Palestinians have been killed, and 79,141 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-israel-withdraws-from-al-zaytoun-one-more-soldier-killed-israeli-massacres-kill-civilians-day-222/

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“Israeli Army Devastated in Gaza – Resistance Roundup – Day 222”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

@palestine @israel

“News from the battlefield, often documented by Gaza’s Resistance, shows that the Israeli army is weaker than ever, and the Palestinian Resistance has the upper hand, at all fronts.

Earlier in the day, Wednesday, Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said it killed 12 Israeli soldiers from zero distance in the Jabaliya fighting.

That was only one of many statements issued by Gaza Resistance groups throughout the day.

Later, Israel sources, cited in Al-Jazeera admitted that in a single attack 20 occupation soldiers have been killed or wounded on Wednesday after a booby-trapped building in was detonated with Israeli forces inside.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-army-devastated-in-gaza-resistance-roundup-day-222/

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“Palestine Action marks Nakba Day with string of actions against Israeli weapons plants: Seventy-six years since the horror of Israel’s violent mass expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and land, direct action group acts against factories producing weapons for the occupiers”

by Skwawkbox @skwawkbox @palestine @israel

“On today’s seventy-sixth anniversary of the (‘catastrophe’) in which Israeli militias violently forced around 800,000 Palestinians from their homes and lands, UK pro-Palestine direct action group (PA) has hit several targets across the country.

At the Systems subsidiary UAV Engines Ltd () factory in Shenstone, PA activists from locked on and used vehicles to block the plant’s gates and prevent delivery vehicles and workers from entering. At Defence & Space () in Shipley, activists are occupying and dismantling the roof of the factory to bring operations to a halt.”

https://skwawkbox.org/2024/05/15/palestine-action-marks-nakba-day-with-string-of-actions-against-israeli-weapons-plants/

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“These Are Israel’s Two Options – Hezbollah Leader Sends Strong Messages to Tel Aviv, Washington”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“ explained that evaluating the results of the war requires assessing the battlefield and not relying on Israeli claims about victory, indicating that ‘there is a consensus on the failure of Israel.’

He also pointed out that even allies of Netanyahu mock him when he says he is ‘one step away from victory,’ emphasizing that the issue ‘is not limited only to Israeli failure to achieve objectives but extends to include more strategic losses.’

The Hezbollah leader touched on Israeli opinion polls regarding confidence in Israel as a state and in its army, highlighting that at least 30% of settlers believe that Israel is uninhabitable.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/these-are-israels-two-options-hezbollah-leader-sends-strong-messages-to-tel-aviv-washington/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Seven Soldiers Killed, Dozens Wounded | ‘Al-Qassam Restored’ in Jabaliya | US: ‘No Complete Victory’ | Massacres in Nuseirat – Day 221”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“Israeli forces are besieging hundreds of Palestinians in their homes and inside shelter centers east of camp, amid continuous artillery shelling.

At least 11 people were killed and numerous others wounded in the Israeli bombing of a house and an school in the camp in the central Gaza Strip.

The Al-Qassam Brigades and Al-Quds Brigades carried out several successful operations targeting invading Israeli forces.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 35,173 Palestinians have been killed, and 79,061 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-massacre-in-nuseirat-jabaliya-under-siege-complex-resistance-operations-day-221/

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“All-Out War – Resistance Roundup – Day 221”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“Several videos were published by Palestinian Resistance groups in Gaza, showing fighters targeting and blowing up Israeli tanks and other military vehicles.

In the one video, described by Brigades as a complex operation, several Palestinian fighters were seen detonating an Israeli tank from zero distance, and another targeting a tank using Yassin-105.

When the fighters retreated safely back into a tunnel, a loud explosion was heard above ground, to which the fighters responded by chanting God is Great.

Al-Qassam said that in one operation, it killed seven Israeli soldiers from zero distance in , which has been one of the main theaters of fighting in recent days.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/all-out-war-resistance-roundup-day-221/

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Sabra arrogance combined with white supremacist ideology leads to hubris imo

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“ worker died from unknown causes after bullet-sized holes appear in window: figuring out the cause of death may prove a significant challenge”

by LauraK in Normal Island News on Substack @substack

@palestine @israel

“In the chaos of , where civilians with one leg are evacuating on crutches and the are doing everything they can to preserve civilian life, a UN aid worker has sadly passed away, and another has been injured, after holes mysteriously appeared in the vehicle they were travelling in.

No one knows what could have left bullet-shaped holes in the windows of the vehicle, or what might have caused the aid workers' injuries, but conspiracy theorists have suggested footage of IDF gunmen nearby may reveal a connection.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/normalislandnews/p/un-worker-dies-from-unknown-causes?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios

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Israel’s torture and prisoner abuse camp!

“Video: investigation exposes Israeli concentration camps and : US broadcaster daren’t use the term, but it’s clear what they’re showing”

by Skwawkbox @skwawkbox @palestine @israel

“An investigation by US news channel CNN has exposed Israel’s use of concentration camps, where Palestinian prisoners, mostly civilians, are routinely beaten, tortured, have bones and teeth smashed and are so inhumanely bound and forced into untenable physical positions that many have to have limbs amputated.

CNN calls these ‘detention camps’, but a viewing of the video makes the reality of what they are inescapable”

https://skwawkbox.org/2024/05/13/video-cnn-investigation-exposes-israeli-concentration-camps-and-torture/

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“Roadmap to – Declaration Vows to Dismantle Israel’s ”

by Nurah Tape in the Palestine Chronicle @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“Delegates at the Global Anti-Apartheid Conference on Palestine have declared that they ‘will be unrelenting’ in their mobilization to pressure governments to sanction Israel which has subjected the Palestinian people to 76 years of ongoing genocide, colonialism and apartheid.

‘The war prosecuted for decades by Israel and its genocidal enablers is not only against the Palestinian people, it is against humanity as a whole,’ the Johannesburg Declaration on Israel’s Settler-Colonialism, Apartheid and Genocide, issued at the conclusion of the conference on Sunday in Johannesburg, stated. ‘But the Palestinians and the people of the world have not been silent.’”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/roadmap-to-solidarity-johannesburg-declaration-vows-to-dismantle-israels-settler-colonialism/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israel Prevents All Aid | US: Complete Victory Not Possible | HRW: No Safe Place | Resistance on All Fronts – Day 220”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“Israeli occupation forces are trying to penetrate into the camp in northern Gaza amid intense bombardment and stiff resistance.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin said that Israel will continue the war until victory is achieved and Hamas is dismantled.

The US Secretary of State Antony said in a phone conversation with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav that is committed to its support of Israel.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 35,091 Palestinians have been killed, and 78,827 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-jabaliya-inferno-netanyahu-war-until-victory-resistance-fights-against-invading-israeli-troops-day-220/

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“The War on George Street – Resistance Roundup – Day 220”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“The Palestinian Resistance continued what could be considered a counteroffensive against Israeli soldiers in various parts of the Gaza Strip.

The Resistance has succeeded in reorganizing its forces in northern Gaza, and it’s now repelling Israeli attacks at several fronts, including the Jabaliya and Zaytoun axes.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-war-on-george-street-resistance-roundup-day-220/

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Great article on the . Well worth a read - despite being in the establishment media Guardian @TheGuardian_us which, as we all recall, led the fake antisemitism campaign against (thereby betraying British democracy) in the UK!

“US students, once again, have led the way. Now we must all stand up for Palestinians”

by Osita Nwanevu

“The job now, as the Israelis press into , is to change public opinion ⁠on the actual matter at hand – to make urgent arguments to the American public not about the plight of Palestine’s defenders on campus but the plight of the Palestinians. The students have done their part; they will be recognized in time. Now it’s up to the rest of us.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/13/campus-gaza-protests-student-protesters-role-history

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“Princeton Alumni call on university to divest and end complicity in genocide: We stand alongside Princeton University students in demanding divestment, boycott, and an end to the university's silence over the genocide in Gaza.”

by Princeton Alumni For Gaza in Mondoweiss @mondoweiss @palestine @israel

“For the students risking their safety and their institutional standing in the name of human dignity, In the nation’s service and the service of humanity is more than marketing copy: it’s a commitment to a more human future. That future starts now. We stand alongside students in demanding:

  1. and Disclosure: Princeton University must divest and dissociate its endowment of all direct and indirect holdings in companies that profit from or engage in the State of Israel’s ongoing genocidal military onslaught, occupation, and apartheid policies. The University must commit to full financial transparency on all its investments.

  2. Divestment: Disclose and end Princeton research on weapons of war funded by the Department of Defense. This research includes automated software and artificial intelligence technology used to enable genocide.

  3. Academic and Cultural : Refrain from any form of academic or cultural association with Israeli institutions and businesses, in line with the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. This boycott is of institutions, not individuals. End study abroad programs with Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Stop sponsoring and facilitating Tiger-Trek Israel, and end Princeton’s relationship with the Tikvah Fund.

  4. Palestinian Affiliations: Cultivate affiliations with Palestinian academic and cultural institutions directly without requiring them to partner with Israeli counterparts as an explicit or implicit condition for such support.

  5. End the Silence: End its silence and release a public statement calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and condemning Israel’s genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people.

  6. Amnesty: for all students involved in the encampments and the sit-ins

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/princeton-alumni-call-on-university-to-divest-and-end-complicity-in-genocide/?ml_recipient=121134089148303331&ml_link=121134082538079949&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2024-05-13&utm_campaign=Daily+Headlines+RSS+Automation

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“Counteroffensive – Gaza Resistance Costs Israel Heavy on Three Fronts”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“The Israeli occupation army admitted on Sunday that Palestinian Resistance has cost it the largest number of wounded since the start of the war.

Meanwhile, the Resistance said that it is confronting Israeli forces on three different war fronts, and that it had carried out a series of operations and ambushes throughout the Gaza Strip.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/counteroffensive-gaza-resistance-costs-israel-heavy-casualties-on-three-fronts/

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“’s Zionist Entanglement in Gaza Genocide – Does He Have an Exit Strategy?”

by Iqbal Jassat in the Palestine Chronicle @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“While Biden is battling to retain his political office, student protests across US universities demanding sanctions and divestments, have added to his woes.

He is well aware that not only Americans but masses across the world hold him responsible for the carnage in Gaza. The message resounding across western capitals as indeed at college campuses is loud and clear: Biden is complicit!

Even if he sticks to his guns, no pun intended, Biden’s culpability makes him a candidate for prosecution at the International Criminal Court as a war criminal. That is if the grows a backbone by refusing to be bullied and performs its duty without fear or favor.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/bidens-zionist-entanglement-in-gaza-genocide-does-he-have-an-exit-strategy/

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“This is Palestine’s Anti-apartheid Moment – Linda Sarsour (VIDEO)”

by Nurah Tape in Palestine Chronicle @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“Palestinian-American political activist Linda Sarsour has said that the rhetorical shifts from the US administration indicate that the protest movement against Israel’s ongoing genocidal assault on Gaza is on the right track.

‘To see the administration engaging in rhetoric that seems to be appeasing some elements of our movement is very important because that tells us that we are on the right track,’ Sarsour told the Palestine Chronicle on the sidelines of the Global Anti-Apartheid Conference on Palestine held in Johannesburg, South Africa from May 10 – 12.

‘So now we need the actions to match the words,’ she added.

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/this-is-palestines-anti-apartheid-moment-linda-sarsour-video/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Socialist Leader Assassinated | Many Killed in Rafah, Sabra | Resistance Counteroffensive – Day 219”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron @palestine @israel

“Israeli media reported that a member of the National Security Council resigned in protest against Benjamin Netanyahu’s lack of a political vision, while the Israeli army estimates that the achievements in Gaza may be eroded as negotiations falter.

The war has returned to the northern area of the Strip, with intense bombardment of and more forced evacuations.

Meanwhile, the Resistance fought back, with clashes reported in several areas of Gaza and missiles targeting Israeli territory.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 35,034 Palestinians have been killed, and 78,755 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-israeli-army-chaos-war-back-in-northern-gaza-resistance-fights-back-day-219/

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“As Gaza Assault Intensifies, Egypt Joins ICJ Case Accusing Israel of Genocide: "’It's a real diplomatic punch,’ a former Israeli diplomat said. "’Israel would have to take it very seriously.’”

by Olivia Rosane in Common Dreams @commondreams

“ is the third country after and to request to join South Africa's case. However, it's request is especially significant for Israel, Alon Liel, former director of Israel's Foreign Ministry, told Al Jazeera. Liel said that Egypt was the ‘cornerstone’ of Israel's standing in the Middle East since the two countries signed a treaty in 1979.

‘With Egypt joining South Africa now in The , it's a real diplomatic punch. Israel would have to take it very seriously,’ Liel said. ‘Israel has to… listen to the world—not only to the Israeli public opinion asking now for revenge.’”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/egypt-icj-israel?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=46877590d6-Weekend+Edition%3A+Sun.+5%2F12%2F24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-37878a46b5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

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“Unfurling Love from the Window”

by Kathy Kelly in Counterpunch @counterpunch

“To remember ’s story is an act of resistance. Commemorating her short life builds resolve to confront profiteers who benefit from developing, manufacturing, storing, and selling the weapons that prolong wars—robbing children of their precious right to live.

Universities should, in theory, be places to learn things of importance, and we can learn from the students of Hind Hall to throw comfort and ambition out the window while keeping hold of love, as the students clung to that banner and to the name of Hind Rajab. We can learn to keep hold of our humanity. We learn by doing, as these students are learning to do, drawing wisdom from people like Phil Berrigan who famously said, ‘Don’t get tired!’”

https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/05/10/unfurling-love-from-the-window/

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“‘Where is International Law?’ – Mustafa Barghouti Slams Western Governments’ Hypocrisy”

by Nurah Tape in the Palestine Chronicle @palestinechron

“Palestinian politician and activist, Mustafa , has questioned the role of international law as well as what he calls the of Western governments concerning the ongoing genocidal assault by Israel on the people of the Gaza Strip.

He spoke at the opening session of the Global Anti-Apartheid Conference on Palestine held in Johannesburg, on Friday.

Highlighting the more than 34,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 7, Barghouti said: ‘These are not just numbers, each one is a story of a human being.’”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/where-is-international-lawmustafa-barghouti-slams-western-governments-hypocrisy/

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“GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israeli Army Chaos | War Back in Northern Gaza | Resistance Fights Back – Day 219”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

“Israeli media reported that a member of the National Security Council resigned in protest against Benjamin Netanyahu’s lack of a political vision, while the Israeli army estimates that the achievements in Gaza may be eroded as negotiations falter.

The war has returned to the northern area of the Strip, with intense bombardment of Jabaliya and more forced evacuations.

Meanwhile, the Resistance fought back, with clashes reported in several areas of Gaza and missiles targeting Israeli territory.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 34,971 Palestinians have been killed, and 78,641 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-israeli-army-chaos-war-back-in-northern-gaza-resistance-fights-back-day-219/

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“‘End Israeli ’ – Naledi Pandor Urges Progressive Forces to Push for Palestinians’ Rights”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

“’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi , has said ‘it has never been so urgent for progressive forces around the world to come together in a collective effort to exert maximum pressure to end the genocidal campaign underway in Gaza and to end the apartheid system of Israel in the occupied territories.’

Minister Pandor delivered the keynote address at Friday’s opening of the Global Anti-Apartheid Conference for Palestine in Johannesburg, South Africa.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/end-israeli-apartheid-naledi-pandor-urges-progressive-forces-to-push-for-palestinians-rights/

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“Solidarity with Gaza – Princeton Faculty Members Join Students in Hunger Strike”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff @palestinechron

“Over a dozen faculty members from Princeton University in the US state of New Jersey, joined pro-Gaza hunger strikers on Friday in solidarity with Palestine, the Anadolu news agency reported.

Eighteen students began a fast on May 3, according to US media.

‘Our daylong solidarity fast pales in comparison to the efforts of our students who are undertaking this strike to show their solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank, who are being subjected to a forced famine and genocidal assault by the State of Israel,’ the faculty members said in a statement, according to Patch News.”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/solidarity-with-gaza-princeton-faculty-members-join-students-in-hunger-strike/

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